After another strong display in the 125 km long Cyclo Xiwuqi road bike race, Li Pengcheng crowned himself as the new King of the Grasslands on Sunday. The Beijing-based athlete, known for his triathlon and duathlon achievements, won the last…
Speedy Xiwuqi lived up to its name. A new and fast course of 50km for the traditional Saturday afternoon cycling race that follows the marathon running in the morning. Apart from a few bumps, there’s no hillclimbs and as the…
The 2nd edition of the Xiwuqi Route 99 Marathon and Half Marathon saw four Mongolian runners take the victory in both the men’s and women’s races. The marathon was held in sunny and good conditions, not too hot, and saw…
The first race of the 2025 Xiwuqi King of the Grasslands event was Friday’s sprint duathlon of just under 5 km in length. On the road bike, the two big favourites won the male and female finals as expected: Li…
The 2025 Xiwuqi Route 99 Marathon and King of the Grasslands Challenge welcomes a new participation record of already nearly 2000 people overall at the time of writing. Previously known as the Genghis Khan Festival, the newly formatted 3-day event…
The 2025 edition of the Xiwuqi Route 99 Marathon and King of the Grasslands Challenge has opened for registration. The event mirrors last year’s edition with a sprint duathlon for KOG participants on Friday, a marathon/half marathon and fun run…
The 2024 Xiwuqi King and Queen of the Grasslands competition was probably the most exciting ever with two champions who took the crown only in the last race of the weekend on Sunday! Saikhanbileg Enkhbaatar and Chen Yixuan are the…
The 123km long Cyclo Xiwuqi race produced the same two winners as yesterday’s Speedy Xiwuqi: Mongolia’s latest young talent Saikhanbileg Enkhbaatar and China’s leading cycling lady Li Si. The latter even raised eyebrows as she crossed the finish line in…
Speedy Xiwuqi is the new road cycling race in our 3-day festival on Saturday afternoon. With a fast course of 58km, it follows the running event in the morning. For the KOG participants, it is a test of their recovery…
The new Xiwuqi Route 99 Marathon has been won by local Inner Mongolian runner Mengke Wuleji in the men’s in 2h50’08”. He took command at km 31 as yesterday’s sprint duathlon winner Zhang Sipeng suffered from stomach cramps and faded…